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2026 Invention of the Year Award
presented by UNC Charlotte Research, Commercialization, and Partnerships
April 23, 2026
Charlotte, North Carolina
Koichiro Nakamura is a returning judge at the UNC Charlotte Research, Commercialization, and Partnership 2026 Invention of the Year Award on April 23, 2026 in Charlotte, NC. Ko is a patent attorney and electrical engineer at Cantor Colburn.
UNC Charlotte is North Carolina’s largest urban research university and a newly designated Carnegie R1 institution, accelerating discovery, expanding opportunity, and delivering solutions that strengthen our region and advance America’s innovation leadership. The Invention of the Year Awards celebrates the UNC Charlotte researchers and inventors whose breakthroughs reflect UNC Charlotte’s innovative spirit and growing national influence.
